FRENCH: Rastaquouère... ‡
‡) A descendent of “mad, bad,
& dangerous to know”... A bounder,
a scoundrel, a man of the world (&
usually British-born), a new arrival who lives a lavish & opulent
fin-de-siècle life, with dubious sources
of income... rogueish, likely as not a cat-burglar, art forger,
pimp, &/or spy (& if a spy, a double-, or triple-,
agent.) They are most likely educated
& sophisticated & coming from a “good” family, & if so they are the
blackest of their clan’s black sheep. They are,
ironically, invited to the best
social gatherings; after they’ve left
the gossip really begins. [NOTE: Orig. used by
the French to describe those stinking filthy rich South Americans visiting
Paris during the Belle Epoque.. also
useful to describe the scum recently imported to the D.C. beltway swamp by
#AltNaziTrump]
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from curse + berate in 69+ languages, from Soft Skull Press.
http://softskull.com/?p=271
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